 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1859 - 614 Seiten
...shining liquid sheaf of columns wreathed in robes of vapor sprung into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their silver crests against the sky. For some minutes the fountain held its own ; then, all at once lost its ascending energy. The unstable... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 374 Seiten
...rather a sheaf of columns, wreathed in robes of vapour, sprung into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their...themselves, and were immediately sucked down into the recess of their pipe. The spectacle was certainly magnificent ; but no description can give any idea-... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 Seiten
...into the air ; and, in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their silvery crests against the sky. For a few minutes the fountain held its own ; then all at once it appeared to lose its ascending energy. The unstable waters faltered, drooped, fell, ' like a broken... | |
 | 1871 - 868 Seiten
...or rather sheaf of columns, wreathed in robes of vapor, sprang into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their silver crests against the sky.' f » Richardson'i " Beyond the Mississippi" t Lord DufTerin's " Letters from High Latitudes." The Great... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 Seiten
...into the air; and, in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their silvery crests against the sky. For a few minutes the fountain...and were immediately sucked down into the recesses from which they had sprung. The spectacle was certainly magnificent; but no description can give any... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1866 - 236 Seiten
...into the air; and, in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their silvery crests against the sky ... For a few minutes the fountain...and were immediately sucked down into the recesses from which they had sprung. The spectacle was certainly magnificent; but 110 description can give any... | |
 | National reading books - 1871 - 224 Seiten
...rather a sheaf of columns, wreathed in robes of vapour, sprung into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their...energy. The unstable waters faltered, drooped, fell back upon themselves, and were immediately sucked down into the recesses of their pipe. The spectacle... | |
 | 1872 - 264 Seiten
...rather a sheaf of columns, wreathed in robes of vapour, sprung into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their...energy. The unstable waters faltered, drooped, fell back upon themselves, and were immediately sucked down into the recesses of their pipe. The spectacle... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Publishers - 1879 - 448 Seiten
...into the air, and, in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the former, flung their silvery crests against the sky. For a few minutes the fountain held its own, then all at once it seemed to lose its ascending energy. The unstable waters faltered, drooped, fell, ' like a broken... | |
 | Blackie and son, ltd - 1879 - 256 Seiten
...rather a sheaf of columns, wreathed in robes of vapour, sprang into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their...immediately sucked down into the recesses of their pipe. s. The spectacle was certainly magnificent; but no description can give any idea of its most striking... | |
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... into the air, and in a succession of jerking leaps, each higher than the last, flung their silver crests against the sky. For a few minutes the fountain held its own ; then, all at once, appeared to lose its ascending energy. The unstable waters faltered,... 
